The winners of the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards were announced on February 22 at London's Royal Festival Hall, with One Battle After Another emerging as the biggest winner of the night.
Hosted by Alan Cumming and broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer, this year's ceremony honored excellence in film across performance, directing, technical craft, and storytelling.
Major Winners of the Night
Best Film
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One Battle After Another - WINNER
Outstanding British Film
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Hamnet - WINNER
Best Director
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Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another - WINNER
Leading Actress
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Jessie Buckley - Hamnet - WINNER
Leading Actor
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Robert Aramayo - I Swear - WINNER
Supporting Actress
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Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners - WINNER
Supporting Actor
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Sean Penn - One Battle After Another - WINNER
Screenplay & Debut Awards
Original Screenplay
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Sinners - Ryan Coogler - WINNER
Adapted Screenplay
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One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson - WINNER
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
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My Father's Shadow - Akinola Davies Jr., Wale Davies - WINNER
Craft & Technical Categories
Cinematography
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One Battle After Another - WINNER
Editing
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One Battle After Another - WINNER
Production Design
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Frankenstein - WINNER
Costume Design
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Frankenstein - WINNER
Make Up & Hair
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Frankenstein - WINNER
Original Score
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Sinners - WINNER
Sound
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F1 - WINNER
Special Visual Effects
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Avatar: Fire and Ash - WINNER
Casting
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I Swear - WINNER
International & Genre Awards
Film Not in the English Language
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Sentimental Value - WINNER
Documentary
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Mr. Nobody Against Putin - WINNER
Animated Film
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Zootropolis 2 - WINNER
Children's & Family Film
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Boong - WINNER
British Short Film
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This Is Endometriosis - WINNER
British Short Animation
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Two Black Boys in Paradise - WINNER
Special Honors
EE Rising Star Award (Public Vote)
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Robert Aramayo - WINNER
BAFTA Fellowship
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Dame Donna Langley
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
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Clare Binns
With six total awards, One Battle After Another was the night's most decorated film, while Sinners and Frankenstein also delivered strong performances across major and technical categories.
Beyond the trophies, the 2026 BAFTAs reflected a year of powerful storytelling - films that explored struggle, resilience, justice, and redemption. In many ways, cinema continues to echo timeless themes that resonate deeply across cultures and faith traditions: perseverance through adversity, moral courage, and the hope of transformation.
The full list of winners underscores a year defined not only by spectacle, but by meaningful narratives that continue shaping the global film landscape.
